Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-03-15
THE PEOPLES PRESIDENT.

The Administration of Grover Cleve
land commands the respect of the bes
element of both of the great Ma
tional parties of the country.
The reason for this is not to be
long sought for, and when found is good
and valid by the nature of republics.
Grover Cleveland has been par erceILence
and most emphatically the Chief Execu-
tive of the people. He has been their SER
want pure and simple, earnest and faithful,
holding no zeal too devoted, no labor
toogreat, in the cause of the people whose
President he is. Quietly stepping from
the ranks of the masses with whom he
has ever identified himself, he has added
to the position of the foremost citizen OF
America, the dignity of a ruler, and the
ability of statesman. This is the secret
of his popularity. One of the people, he
has honored their choice, vindicated the
trust reposed in him, and once more
given lustre to the popular American
name. Like the man himself, his
administration has been substan-
tial and practical. The age calls
for business results and Mr..
Cleveland is a true representative
of the age. National administration is
upon a practical basis, and the spirit of
utility is at the helm of the ship of State.
Never have public affairs been SO prac-
tically administered. The active per-
sonal supervision the successful private
man of business gives to his investments,
has been applied to the public
finances, and the result is that the Ma
ton has entered upon career of pros
perity as novel as it is far-reaching. The
great problem of civil service reform
has been solved, and the solving
thereof has been established a prece-
dent never to be violated, and
which will be in all future ages-no matter
what political party holds the reins of
governmental safeguard to the liberties
and the progress of the American peo-
pie. Every department of the National
finances has received exact and scrupu-
lous attention. The Internal Revenue
department may be taken as fair ex-
ample. Here, by thorough and COM
plete administration of the affairs of the
department, the revenue accruing to the
Government exceeds that which was
wrung from the people under the old tariff,
when defunct Republican policy singled
out certain products for unjust discrim-
ination, and proclaimed that imposition
must perforce, be a source of revenue
under Republican form of government.
Not the least of Mr.. Cleveland's qualif-
cations for his high Office is his power OF
saying ''No." This word he is capable
of spelling with very large N, and has
a most happy recognition of the appointed
time when it should be so spelled. AS a
bar to Observation-Disclosures this faculty
of the President is beyond praise. In the
matter of pensions alone Mr.. Cleveland's
veto has been a most paying National
Through the veto the at
tempt of the Republicans in Congress to
rob the National Treasury for partisan
under the specious cover OF the
old patriotic war cry, was signally de-
feated. Mr.. Cleveland perceived at once
the threatening and dangerous opening
of the door," and barred it at once and
orever. The Nations pension roll has
passed from existence as possible source
Of Republican campaign supply. The
River and Harbor bill too, was
sat down upon, Mr..
Cleveland probably thinking that
it contained too much of the
old leaven of that legislation looking
toward the reduction of the Treasury sur
plus by Republican methods. To the
first Democratic Administration for
twenty-four years, too, will belong the
credit of the creation of navy which,
in years of the future, will protect our
seaboards and command the respect of
nations. Mr.. Cleveland's foreign policy /
also meets with the approval of the peo-
pie. 1t has been straightforward, digi- |
isd and able. Every difficulty has been
net as it has arisen, and prompt !
y and honorably settled. The
Government is respected abroad, |
Ind no war-cloud lowers upon the politi-
cal horizon. The threatened complica-
ions with England, for England was the
nation really concerned, in regard to the
fishery question have been averted |
1y firm and honest policy. England
understands the situation. She
iees that the position of the American
Government is as impreguable as it is
She realizes that we will not
'erpertrate an aggression, nor submit to
She has been placed in
alse position, and she is getting
ut of it as best she can with
be full and bitter knowledge that the
My result OF the English game of bluff
as been the honorable vindication of